a.k.a Cheesy Poofs
Ingredients (makes 12-pieces for standard muffin pan ):
- 3 large eggs
- 1/5 lb butter (3oz, 90gr)
- 1 cup water (8oz, 250ml)
- 6 flat tablespoons white flour
- 150 gr grated cheese (cheddar is best, TexMex mix good too)
- Optional extras:
- a small handful (50 gr) finely chopped frozen or fresh spinach (or broccoli or mushrooms), boiled & drained
- a small sprinkle of bacon bits or 2 finely chopped up strips of bacon, cooked in the microwave until crisp, drained of their drippings
- PAM spray or oil or a bit of butter
Utensils:
- Appropriate size non-stick saucepan
- 12-piece muffin pan (non-stick, sprayed with PAM or oiled)
- Whisk or electric hand mixer (but don’t scratch the pot!)
- Clean dish towel or paper towel
- Oven mitts
Procedure:
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In appropriate saucepan, boil water and butter together until butter is melted and it bubbles.
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Lower the heat.
- Add all the flour at once, keep mixing with the whisk or the hand blender until mixture is smooth, thick and no longer sticks to pot.
- Optional: add in the cooked chopped spinach, broccoli or mushrooms and bacon bits.
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Take pot off the stove and allow to cool down to room temperature.
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Blend in one egg at a time and some of the cheese, until it’s all mixed.
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Put mixture in the greased muffin pan, with a spoon. Divide evenly.
Baking:
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Pre-heat oven to 425F. Bake for 30min (or longer) until golden.
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When done, take out pan (use oven mitts!) and empty it on the towel and allow to cool.
![Water, butter and flour](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0219-300x225.jpg)
Boil water & butter.
![Water, butter and flour](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0220-300x225.jpg)
Add all the flour.
![Blend in flour Blend in flour](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0222-300x225.jpg)
Blend in flour, mix to a paste and let cool
![Blend in eggs and cheese](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0223-300x225.jpg)
Blend in eggs and cheese, alternating. Add optional spinach/broccoli/mushroom & bacon bits (not shown).
![Blend in cheese Blend in cheese](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0224-300x225.jpg)
Blend in cheese and eggs alternating
![Pour mixture into muffin pan Pour mixture into muffin pan](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0225-300x225.jpg)
Pour mixture into greased muffin pan
![Bake at 450F](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0227-300x225.jpg)
Bake at 425F for 30 min approximately until golden brown
![Cheese souffle and coffee](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_0229-300x240.jpg)
Enjoy:)
Calories: 151 per serving (as analyzed by Very Well).
(NB: does not include optional spinach/broccoli/mushroom and bacon bits.)
![Nutrition Facts Cheese Souflé Bites](https://blog.webado.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Nutrition-Label-cheesy-poofs.jpg)
Nutrition Facts Cheese Souflé Bites
Cost of ingredients (priced from Metro in December 2017): $4.70 (for 12 units)
PS: To make it more labor and electricity effective I usually prepare this recipe for 4 times the quantities of ingredients, thus I need 4 muffin pans.